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Mercer names West Market CEO; New Custodia Executive VP to lead Retirement Loan Eraser sales; Ohio-based firm formalizes Retirement Plan Services offering; and more.

The appellate court disagreed with a district court conclusion that the multiemployer plan had not shown sufficient continuity of business operations to support successor liability.

Ever since the Census Bureau instituted a new survey in 2014, it has shown retirement plan participation to drop sharply, but the ICI says analysis of tax data...

The new approach consolidates all of the critical components of health care into a single integrated solution designed to reduce complexity and save money, the company says.

The compliance assistance program will increase awareness and understanding about basic fiduciary responsibilities when operating a retirement plan.

The goal is to reduce fees and administrative burdens for plan sponsors while providing better services for plan participants.

Retirement plan participants can now ask Alexa for retirement account information they commonly get through participant websites.

A federal district court judge agreed that TIAA is not a fiduciary with respect to the design of its participant loan program or its negotiations about fees with...

“Low levels of financial literacy—not only [among] the young but also people close to retirement—show we need to step up the effort to promote financial knowledge across the...

For example, the Council proposes to develop an alternative means of compliance by which the introductory portion of the SPD–referred to as the “Quick Reference Guide”–would be delivered...

In 2017, small business employees used an average of 78% of their QSEHRA allowance, and 52% used 100% of their allowance.

Regarding guidance to assist multiemployer pension plans that request PBGC review of alternative plan rules for satisfying employer withdrawal liability, the agency said for example, some proposals include...

A federal district court judge denied dismissal of most violation of duty of prudence claims.

Prudential has introduced Guaranteed Income for Tomorrow (GIFT).

Taking a look at the cumulative average account balance changes for consistent 401(k) participants among the full universe of the EBRI/Investment Company Institute (ICI) database, the recent drops...

“Consequently, any policy that alters this system could have consequences–either positive or negative–for Americans’ ability to fund a comfortable retirement,” says Craig Copeland, with EBRI.

The university also asks that the plaintiffs not be able to attempt to use evidence that their prudent measures and conduct that occurred subsequent to the plaintiffs’ filing...

USI adds practice leader for defined benefit actuarial services; Ascensus acquires two new TPAs; Voya hires VP for tax exempt markets business; and more.

“Ultimately, we believe that an active and tactical approach to investing in green bonds may allow investors to better manage risk factors, such as those relating to currencies...

The defendants argued that a court decision in a self-dealing lawsuit against Wells Fargo supports their motion to dismiss their suit.